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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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